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BECOME AN ACCREDITED PLANNER IN ONE YEAR

MSc PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Queen's University

3rd in the UK for Construction, Surveying and Planning

GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2025

MSc Planning and Development at Queen's University is a conversion course for those with any undergraduate subject; providing a broad knowledge of planning and the professional skills and experience you’ll need to forge a career in this area.

Planning is a fascinating subject. It is about changing the places we live and understanding how we can transform and improve our cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods, and communities. Studying MSc Planning and Development will equip you with the knowledge to understand how cities, towns, villages, communities, and neighbourhoods function and operate, and then have the skills to make decisions that shape how they grow and prosper. 

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MASTERS IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

You will learn the use of techniques (GIS, design software, statistical analysis) but more importantly, how to apply them to solve problems, create new solutions for the built environment and understand the complexity of environmental management. You’ll be working in an applied problem-solving environment, confronting genuine challenges in the field and making a real contribution to sustainable environments.

We place an emphasis on projects on live planning problems such as a Development Plan exercise for a client (local authority), on studio work and applied learning outside the class including problem-solving with controversial proposals, such as fracking and windfarm applications.

Fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 

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Queen's offers opportunities for work placements, industry-led programmes and ground breaking research projects. 91% of Queen’s graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2021/22).

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